At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 21
On June 2009, 6, in New York, the draft officially began.

Du Zhe appeared in the training hall as usual. Although he knew the results of the draft, he turned on his mobile phone and listened to the live broadcast of the draft while training.

"The first pick in the 2009 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers chose Blake Griffin." With David Stern's familiar voice, the draft officially kicked off.

"The second pick in the 2009 NBA draft..." One team after another made choices one after another, which was not different from Du Zhe's memory in his previous life.

It seems that so far, my time travel has not had a particularly obvious impact on the world line...

"With the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected Stephen Curry from Davidson College."

Curry lowered his head and patted the table twice. Although it was a little unexpected, he still stood up with a smile on his face and accepted David Stern's congratulations.

It's just that the New York fans at the scene were obviously a little excited, or put their hands on their foreheads, shook their heads and sighed, or put their hands on their heads in disbelief.

A few fans who couldn't control themselves even shouted out the quintessence of the American country on the spot. Judging from the shape of their mouths, they seemed to be saying something like "fuck Warriors".

But Du Zhe didn't care about these anymore, he turned off his phone and continued to start his special training.

There are still two weeks before summer league starts, and he needs to improve himself and prepare as much as possible before then.

As the team's newly signed minimum-salary player, Du Zhe consciously signed up to participate in this summer's summer league.

This is not only to conduct a preliminary test of the training results of these two months, but also to show his status and strength to the team, and strive to still get considerable playing time after the main force returns.

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Two weeks later, Las Vegas.

21 NBA teams and 1 NBDL selection team gathered in the "Casino" to prepare for a 10-day battle.

Du Zhe's Warriors team is also among them. They have to play 5 rounds of games in a week.

Since the summer league participants are mostly composed of first- and second-year rookies and trial players, the level of understanding and cooperation between the players is actually not deep.

In addition, many trial players want to express themselves more and fight for an NBA contract, so most of the summer league games will not have too complicated tactical cooperation, and more rely on the players' own ability to play singles.

Before Du Zhe, there were some Chinese players who had played in the Summer League, but most of them failed to achieve very impressive data due to acclimatization or limited strength.

In the team training camp before the game, Du Zhe finally met this year's No. 7 pick, Stephen Curry.

At this time, Curry's appearance was obviously still a little green. Although he was about 1 meters tall, he still looked a little thin among the tall men on the court.

Some even wrote that the media was also ridiculing: "A kid who looks only 12 years old appeared in the summer league."

On the first day of the game, Du Zhe came to the training ground early, picked up a basketball, and silently shot a three-pointer as usual.

At this time, before the other players arrived, Du Zhe let go of his hands and feet. He first practiced the open three-pointer, and then practiced the three-pointer while running.

From the corner to the wing to the top of the arc, his shooting positions are all over the three-point line.

Just when Du Zhe was practicing alone, a strange voice suddenly came from behind, as if greeting himself: "Hey, brother! Your three-point shot is good!"

When he turned around, he saw that it was none other than Stephen Curry, who had gotten up early like him and came to the stadium to train.

"It's just so-so. I just shot casually on the training ground. When it came to the game, I was blinded." Faced with Curry's kind words, Du Zhe didn't pretend too much. After all, he still weighed a few pounds. There is something to it.

"How much stronger is the confrontation in the NBA compared to the NCAA?" Curry asked unconsciously, wanting to find a reference for comparison.

"I can't answer this question for you. I've played a few games in the NBA, but I've never set foot in the NCAA." Du Zhe spread his arms, with a hint of ridicule in his tone.

Only then did Curry realize that Du Zhe, as a Chinese player, would most likely not have played in the NCAA in that era.

"How about I practice a few balls with you first, and give you some confrontation first?" In the past two months, Du Zhe has never played against anyone except his own trainer Mike, and it is a bit unbearable.

Curry readily agreed, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to see where he could be in the NBA.

Curry didn't know much about Du Zhe, and most of the information he got was from the coach's words.

This basic salary player seems to be a swingman at the third and fourth positions with a solid defense and a strong style of play.

While speaking, Du Zhe threw the ball to Curry, signaling the opponent to attack.

"Swipe!" Curry, who had just received the ball, took a step outside the three-point line, raised his hand and scored a super long three-pointer, and even scored.

Du Zhe, who hadn't put up a defensive stance, could only watch the ball go into the net.

This three-point shooter feels really unreasonable, but it's a pity that the stealer's gloves can't imitate the skills of his teammates... Du Zhe couldn't help complaining secretly in his heart.

Then for the second ball, Curry still took the same offensive option.

But Du Zhe, who was already prepared, would not give him another chance, and immediately posted it to interfere, "Kang Dang!" The ball hit the basket heavily.

"Come again!" Du Zhe passed the ball to Curry, indicating that the opponent continued to attack.

After receiving the ball, Curry did not choose a three-pointer this time, but wanted to rely on his flexible and agile characteristics to make a breakthrough, trying to pass Du Zhe for a layup opportunity.

However, it is obviously difficult for Curry to get rid of the defense of Du Zhe, who has the talent of death entanglement.

Although the ball was not intercepted, Curry was still forced to stop by Du Zhe's advantage of physical confrontation.

When this happens in normal games, Curry usually chooses to pass the ball to reorganize the offense, but in 1V1, he has to force a shot.

But Du Zhe's pair of long arms had already sealed the shooting space airtight.

In the cramped shooting space, Du Zhe unsurprisingly took off his ball cap.

In the subsequent attack, Curry chose to use his footsteps to shake out the shooting space.

He first accelerated his breakthrough, then made an emergency stop and then pulled the ball from his crotch, making a step-back shot.

Facing the average defensive player, this hand can usually shake the shooting space.

But Du Zhe has solid footwork, coupled with his height and long arms, his defense has not lost his position at all.

Curry, who missed three shots in a row, shook his shot helplessly, obviously a little frustrated.

When Du Zhe saw this, he put the ball away and walked over, ready to have a good exchange with him.

(End of this chapter)